sponsored research
4,545
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
1,714
NEW GRANTS AWARDED
6,109
active awards
$1,20B
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
1,361
Sponsored research activity at Pitt during FY 2024, represented by the number of research proposals submitted, newly awarded and active grants, total research spending and organizations sponsoring research. Proposal and award totals include new grants only; hence continuation grants have been excluded from this count. The count of unique, direct research sponsors includes entities funding currently active awards.
Data current as of 07/10/2024.
Source: Pitt Electronic Research Information System PERIS™ MyFunding for proposal, award, and sponsor data
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (expenditure data)
UNIQUE, DIRECT RESEARCH SPONSORS
sponsored research
Sponsored research activity at Pitt during FY 2024, represented by the number of research proposals submitted, newly awarded and active grants, total research spending and organizations sponsoring research. Proposal and award totals include new grants only; hence continuation grants have been excluded from this count. The count of unique, direct research sponsors includes entities funding currently active awards.
Data current as of 07/10/2024.
Source: Pitt Electronic Research Information System PERIS™ MyFunding for proposal, award, and sponsor data
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (expenditure data)
4,545
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
1,714
NEW GRANTS AWARDED
6,109
active awards
$1,20B
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
1,361
UNIQUE, DIRECT RESEARCH SPONSORS
expenditures by funding sponsor and research field
Research spending in FY 2024 categorized by the type of organization sponsoring research.
The field called AHSSRF represents arts, humanities, social sciences and related fields.
Federal includes federal pass-through, which corresponds to grants where the prime sponsor is a federal agency, but Pitt has received direct funding from a different organization (e.g., university, company).
Data current as of 07/10/2024.
Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer
expenditures by funding sponsor and research field
Research spending in FY 2024 categorized by the type of organization sponsoring research.
The field called AHSSRF represents arts, humanities, social sciences and related fields.
Federal includes federal pass-through, which corresponds to grants where the prime sponsor is a federal agency, but Pitt has received direct funding from a different organization (e.g., university, company).
Data current as of 07/10/2024.
Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Expenditures by fiscal year
Annual spending from sponsored research funding in the last five fiscal years. Percentage values between bars show the annual increase in expenditures.
Research spending data is current as of 07/10/2024. Financial data reports finalized as of October 2024.
Source: Office of the Chief Financial Officer
If our research expenditures were as high as the cathedral of learning (535 Feet)
Local and state funding takes us to the top of “Cathy.”
Industry sponsorship takes us to 525.4 feet high, to the 40th floor.
507.18 feet high, thanks to our other/nonprofit sponsors. Only three floors to go.
Our support from foundations and nonprofits brings us 487.9 feet high, close to the 38th floor.
Adding our federal incoming sub-awards takes us almost 465 feet high to the 36th floor, where the David C. Frederick Honors College resides.
Our spending from federal funding takes us to 379.15 feet high, to the 29th floor of the Cathedral of Learning. This is 70.9% of our total research spending.
